PlayStation still hasn’t blinked in the face of the “no disc, no buy” outcry its recent announcement has prompted. Nintendo gets a stern rebuke from the patent office. And another studio is on the brink of collapse. Welcome to Kotaku Checkpoint for the week ending July 24, 2026, where we…

Calling anything “perfect” is bound to upset every negative Nancy on the planet, because God forbid we are ever optimistic or positive about anything, but I digress. Nevertheless, Final Fantasy 7 Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi said of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s combat in a recent interview with Eurogamer that the…

tomb raider catalyst delay imageGame Rant | Source images via Amazon Games Thanks to the delay of Tomb Raider remake Throne of Atlantis into early 2027, it was looking like the year would be bringing two big Tomb Raider games to enjoy. Unfortunately, that will not be the case, as…

A LEGO fan shared a custom build that turns a very popular board game into a playable LEGO kit, complete with minifigures. LEGO is all about creativity, be it in terms of how fans play with their kits or what they can make with the iconic Danish bricks. This is…

Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon who has captured the hearts of the internet, is coming to World of Warcraft. Over the past few weeks, Jimothy the raccoon has gone absolutely viral, as Seattle locals share images and videos of the animal celebrity going about his daily life. He’s hard to miss,…

There’s a lot of information circulating on the internet about Pokémon Winds and Waves. Much of it is coming from leaks that are unconfirmed, so it might be hard to determine what’s real, what’s fake, and what’s purely speculatory. Well, we’re here to break down what we actually know for…